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Bennett
Bennett may refer to: People *Bennett (name), including a list of people with the surname and given name * Bennett (Musician), Pop R&B Artist Places Canada * Bennett, Alberta *Bennett, British Columbia *Bennett Lake, in the British Columbia and Yukon Territory **Bennett Range **Bennett Lake Volcanic Complex United States *Bennett, Colorado *Bennett, Iowa *Bennett, Missouri *Bennett, North Carolina *Bennett, West Virginia *Bennett, Wisconsin, a town ** Bennett (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community *Bennett County, South Dakota * Bennett Mountain, in the Sonoma Mountains, California ** Bennett Valley *Bennett Township (other) Elsewhere *Bennett Island, in the East Siberian Sea * Bennett Islands, Antarctica Education *Bennett College, in Greensboro, North Carolina,U.S. *Bennett College (New York), U.S. *Bennett High School (other) *Bennett Middle School, Salisbury, Maryland, U.S. *Bennett Memorial Diocesan School, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England *Benn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bennett College
Bennett College is a private historically black liberal arts college for women in Greensboro, North Carolina. It was founded in 1873 as a normal school to educate freedmen and train both men and women as teachers. Originally coed, in 1926 it became a four-year women's college. It is one of two historically black colleges that enroll only women, the other being Spelman College. In 1956, Willa Beatrice Player was installed at Bennett College, becoming the first African-American woman president of an accredited, four-year liberal arts college. She encouraged her students to be activists in the issues of the day. Beginning in 1960, Bennett students took part in the ultimately successful campaign in Greensboro to integrate white lunch counters at local variety stores. The college expanded its academic offerings and classes related to women's leadership. In December 2018, the college's regional accrediting body, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bennett, Iowa
Bennett is a city in Cedar County, Iowa, United States. The population was 347 at the 2020 census. Geography Bennett is located at (41.740710, -90.974373). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 405 people, 160 households, and 116 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 172 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.5% White, 0.5% African American, 1.5% Asian, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.5% of the population. There were 160 households, of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 27.5% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bennett Lake
Bennett Lake is a lake in the Province of British Columbia and Yukon Territory in northwestern Canada, at an elevation of 2602 ft. (642 m.) . It is just north of the border with the United States state of Alaska, near the Alaskan port of Skagway. The narrow-gauge White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad connects the community of Bennett at the south end of the lake with Skagway further south and Whitehorse, Yukon on the north. It runs between Skagway and Fraser, British Columbia during the summer months. The abandoned town of Bennett, British Columbia, historically usually referred to as Lake Bennett or Bennett Lake and the town of Carcross, Yukon are on the shores of Bennett Lake. History During the Klondike Gold Rush, Bennett Lake was where the gold-seekers who had crossed the Coast Mountains from Skagway or Dyea, carrying their goods over the Chilkoot Trail or the White Pass, purchased or built rafts to float down the Yukon River to the gold fields at Dawson City, Yukon, Cana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bennett (name)
Bennett is an English language surname and, less commonly, a given name. Alternative spellings include ''Bennet (surname), Bennet'', ''Benett'' and ''Benet (other), Benet''. It is related also to the medieval name ''Benedict (given name), Benedict'' from the Latin "Benedictus" meaning "well-spoken of" or "blessed" . ''Bennett'' is the English spelling of the Anglo-Norman language, Anglo-Norman name ''Ben[n]et'' (modern French first name ''Benoît'', surname ''Bénet''). The oldest public record of the surname is dated 1208 in County Durham in North East England. People Given name People with the given name include: *Benny Carter (1907–2003), jazz saxophonist, arranger, and composer *Bennett Cerf (1898–1971), publisher and founder of American publishing firm Random House *Ben Cohen (businessman) (born 1951), American businessman and cofounder of Ben & Jerry's *Bennett Foddy (born 1978), game designer and philosopher *Bennett Jackson (born 1991), American football pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bennett Creek (other) , Arkansas and Missouri
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Bennett Creek may refer to: *Bennett Creek (Missouri), a stream in Missouri *Bennett Creek (Nansemond River tributary), a stream in Virginia *Bennett Creek (New Mexico), a stream in New Mexico See also *Bennetts River Bennetts River is a stream in northern Arkansas and southern Missouri. The stream source is in Howell County, Missouri southeast of Hocomo on US 160. It flows south to the west of Moody, Missouri and crosses under Missouri Route 142. The stre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bennet (other) , a surname
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Bennet may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media * Bennet (band), a 1990s British band * Bennet and the Band, an Indian backing band * Bennet–Veetraag, an Indian music director duo * Bennet family, fictional characters from '' Pride and Prejudice'' * Noah Bennet, a fictional character from TV drama ''Heroes'' Other uses * Bennet (surname), including a list of people with the name * Bennet, Nebraska, a place in the U.S. * Bennet (supermarket), in Italy * ''Geum urbanum'', or herb Bennet, a perennial plant See also * Benet (other) * Bennett (other) * Benett Benett is a variant form of the surname Bennett, a medieval form of Benedict. People with the name Notable people with the surname include: * Etheldred Benett (1776–1835), English geologist * Léon Benett (1839–1917), French painter * Sarah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benett
Benett is a variant form of the surname Bennett, a medieval form of Benedict. People with the name Notable people with the surname include: *Etheldred Benett (1776–1835), English geologist *Léon Benett (1839–1917), French painter *Sarah Benett, (1850–1924), English suffragette *Vere Fane Benett-Stanford (1840–1894), English politician Fictional characters *Claire Bennet, a fictional character in the NBC series ''Heroes'' See also *Benet (other) *Bennet (other) *Bennett (other) *Benetti (other) Benetti is a surname of Italian origin. It may refer to: * Benetti, an Italian shipbuilding and Boat building company based in Viareggio, Livorno, and Fano, owned by Azimut People * Adriana Benetti (1919–2016), Italian actress * Andrea Benet ... {{surname, Benett English-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benet (other)
Benet or Benét refers to: People *BeBe Zahara Benet (born 1980), Cameroonian-American drag queen *Brenda Benet (1945–1982), American actress *Christie Benet (1879–1951), American politician from South Carolina *Eric Benét (born 1966), American R&B and gospel singer *Juan Benet (1927–1993), Spanish writer *Leslie Z. Benet (born 1937), American pharmaceutical scientist *Mordecai Benet (1753–1829) a Talmudist and chief rabbi of Moravia *Robert Benet, 16th century English Protestant *Stephen Vincent Benét (1898–1943), American writer * Stephen Vincent Benet (soldier) (1827–1895), career officer in the U.S. Army *Sula Benet (1903–1982), Polish anthropologist *Thomas Bennet (academic), or Thomas Benet, 17th century Oxford academic *Thomas Benet (martyr) (died 1531), English Protestant martyr *William Rose Benét (1886–1950), American writer Other * Benet, Vendée, a place in France * Benet Academy, in Lisle, Illinois, U.S. * Benét Laboratories, U.S. Army technology c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bennett University
Bennett University is a private university located near Sector XU-3, Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 2016 by Times of India Group and established under Uttar Pradesh Act No. 24 of 2016, the university has a fully residential 68-acre campus, near the proposed metro station on the Noida-Greater Noida metro railway line. Academic Partners Bennett University has tied up with following international institutions for curriculum design, guest lectures by visiting faculty, immersion programs, and other academic support. *Georgia Institute of Technology, U.S. *Cornell Law School, Cornell University, U.S. * Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University, U.S. * Babson College, U.S. * edX, U.S. Administration *Chancellor - Vineet Jain Managing Director of Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. (B.C.C.L.) * Vice-Chancellor – Dr Prabhu Aggarwal, Former VC of the O.P. Jindal University * COO - Mr. Sudhanshu Varma * Dean, School of Engineering & Applied Sciences – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School is an all ability co-educational academy in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, which caters for students from age 11 to 18. History The school was founded on 17 October 1951 by Lady Elena Bennett of Matfield and Christopher M. Chavasse Bishop of Rochester. Lady Bennett donated the funding for the school in memory of her late husband, Sir Thomas Bennett. The school opened to 400 students and only 18 teachers on 8 January 1953. In 1976 Bennett became a comprehensive school, welcoming students of all abilities from a large part of the Diocese of Rochester rather than just Tunbridge Wells. It was shortly after this time that the Bennett sixth form was opened for A-Level students. Over the years students have travelled from as far away as Aylesford and Robertsbridge. A huge turning point in the School's life happened in 1993 when Bennett introduced boys into Year 7. In 2003 Bennett Memorial achieved specialist school status as a technology college ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bennett Middle School
Wicomico County Public Schools is the public school district for Wicomico County, Maryland. WCPS has 24 schools, consisting of 16 elementary, 1 elementary/middle, 3 middle, 1 middle/high, and 3 high schools. The district has over 15,000 students and close to 1,300 teachers. It is the largest school district on the Eastern Shore. Demographics Ethnic composition of the district in 2020 was 44% Caucasian, 37% African American, 11% Hispanic/Latino, 3% Asian, 8% two races. As of 2020, the 4-year adjusted cohort graduation rate was 83.93%. Board of Education The Wicomico County Board of Education was previously appointed by the Governor of Maryland. Beginning with the November 2018 election, the board transitioned to fully elected. It has one member elected from each of the five council districts, plus two elected at-large, in a non-partisan manner. List of Schools The following are statistics from the FY 2023 Educational Facilities Master Plan - Facilities Inventory. Element ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
